Norris City, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Norris City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers18%0.18″93°70°—
- SundayJul 5Showers26%0.88″90°73°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast24%—88°71°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast12%—84°69°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear16%—88°66°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast33%—92°71°+4°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle43%0.08″86°73°-6°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 5.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 5.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 5.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 27
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:45 PM
- Moonset
- 10:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Norris City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62869
16-Day Forecast — Norris City
- Sat93°70°18%
- Sun90°73°26%
- Mon88°71°24%
- Tue84°69°12%
- Wed88°66°16%
- Thu92°71°33%
- Fri86°73°43%
- Sat88°72°33%
- Sun79°64°16%
- Mon74°58°9%
- Tue79°61°9%
- Wed82°63°10%
- Thu83°66°16%
- Fri78°71°14%
- Sat84°71°26%
- Sun90°73°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Norris City
SPC has placed Norris City in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Norris City
- 62869